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Operate an automatic feed edge-banding machine to edge furniture
panels
Level
3
Credits
2
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to prepare to operate, and
operate, an automatic feed edge-banding machine to edge furniture panels.
Subfield
Furniture
Domain
Furniture Making
Status
Registered
Status date
19 June 2009
Date version published
19 June 2009
Planned review date
31 December 2014
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Competenz
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0173
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
This unit standard must be assessed against on-job.
2
Personal protective equipment, appropriate to job requirements, is to be selected and
used in accordance with worksite policies and procedures and manufacturer’s
instructions.
3
Definitions
Manufacturer’s instructions are instructions provided by manufacturers of
substances, equipment, and machinery used in furniture making. These instructions
may include details on safe and correct handling, use and storage of substances
and/or details on substance properties.
Examples are labels on substance
containers, product data sheets, and operator’s manuals.
Safe operating instructions (SOIs) are documented instructions attached to machines
which detail requirements for safe operation of the particular machine.
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Worksite policies and procedures refer to documented policies and to documented or
other directions provided to staff. These may include, but are not limited to, ways of
managing health and safety, environmental considerations, quality, and production,
and must conform to legislation. Examples include standard operating procedures,
company health and safety plans, on-site briefings, and supervisor’s instructions.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Prepare to operate an automatic feed edge-banding machine.
Performance criteria
1.1
Job specifications are obtained and explained in accordance with worksite
policies and procedures.
Range
panel size, number of panels, type of edge tape, colour of tape,
thickness of tape.
1.2
Panels and edge tape are obtained in accordance with job specifications.
1.3
Adjustment of machine settings is explained in accordance with manufacturer’s
instructions.
Range
1.4
tape feed speed, trimming heads, cut-off saws or knives,
temperature.
Environmental and safety requirements are met in accordance with worksite
policies and procedures.
Element 2
Operate an automatic feed edge-banding machine to edge furniture panels.
Performance criteria
2.1
Machine is operated in accordance with SOIs and worksite policies and
procedures.
2.2
Panels and edge-banding are loaded into machine in accordance with job
specifications and worksite policies and procedures.
Range
2.3
correct panel edge being taped, panel flat on table with edge
against the fence.
Panels are monitored throughout production in
specifications and worksite policies and procedures.
accordance
with
job
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2.4
Possible causes of panels not meeting job specifications and their corrective
actions are explained in accordance with worksite policies and procedures.
Range
2.5
incorrect edging tape, edging adhesion not holding, edging tape
below panel face surface.
Machine and work area are made clean, clear, and safe in accordance with
worksite policies and procedures.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Competenz at info@competenz.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes
to the content of this unit standard.
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